Australia vs Brazil: Country area — Area

Australia
774,122 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
851,042 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Brazil rank
7th

Country area — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 851,042 1000 ha against 774,122 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 76,920 1000 ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 7th of 248 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 774,122 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 77,455 1000 ha Brazil
1970s 774,122 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 77,455 1000 ha Brazil
1980s 774,122 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 77,455 1000 ha Brazil
1990s 774,122 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 77,455 1000 ha Brazil
2000s 774,122 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 77,455 1000 ha Brazil
2010s 774,122 1000 ha 851,577 1000 ha 77,455 1000 ha Brazil
2020s 774,122 1000 ha 851,256 1000 ha 77,134 1000 ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 851,042 1000 ha against 774,122 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Australia and Brazil?
76,920 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for country area — area?
Australia ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 7th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.